Publications
Publications
Research Publications
2024
- Tunable cell differentiation via reprogrammed mating-type switching
Heng YC, Kitano S, Susanto AV, Foo JL and Chang MW
Nature Communications 15(1): 8163 (2024) - Prodrug-conjugated tumor-seeking commensals for targeted cancer therapy
Shen H, Zhang C, Li S, Liang Y, Lee LT, Aggarwal N, Wun KS, Liu J, Nadarajan SP, Weng C, Ling H, Tay JK, Wang DY, Yao SQ, Hwang IY, Lee YS and Chang MW
Nature Communications 15(1): 4343 (2024) - Microbial engineering strategies to utilize waste feedstock for sustainable bioproduction
Aggarwal N, Pham HL, Ranjan B, Saini M, Liang Y, Hossain GS, Ling H, Foo JL and Chang MW
Nature Reviews Bioengineering 2(2): 155 (2024) - Engineered microbial consortia for next-generation feedstocks
Hossain GS, Liang Y, Foo JL and Chang MW
Biotechnology Notes 5:23 (2024) - MFSD7c functions as a transporter of choline at the blood–brain barrier
Nguyen XTA, Le TNU, Nguyen TQ, Thi Thuy Ha H, Artati A, Leong NCP, Nguyen DT, Lim PY, Susanto AV, Huang Q, Fam L, Leong LN, Bonne I, Lee A, Granadillo JL, Gooch C, Yu D, Huang H, Soong TW, Chang MW, Wenk MR, Adamski J, Cazenave-Gassiot A and Nguyen LN
Cell Research 34(3): 245 (2024) - Organ-on-chip technology: Opportunities and challenges
Srivastava SK, Foo GW, Aggarwal N and Chang MW
Biotechnology Notes 5:8(2024)
2023
- An Engineered Probiotic Produces a Type III Interferon IFNL1 and Reduces Inflammations in in vitro Inflammatory Bowel Disease Models
Chua KJ, Ling H, Hwang IY, Lee HL, March JC, Lee YS and Chang MW
ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 9(9): 5123 (2023) - A spotlight on global collaboration in the Sc2.0 yeast consortium
Dai J, Yang H, Pretorius IS, Cai P, Shen CY, Chang MW and Yuan Y
Cell Genomics 3(11): 100441 (2023) - Establishing chromosomal design-build-test-learn through a synthetic chromosome and its combinatorial reconfiguration
Foo JL, Kitano S, Susanto AV, Jin Z, Lin Y, Luo Z, Huang L, Liang Z, Mitchell LA, Yang K, Wong A, Cai Y, Cai J, Stracquadanio G, Bader JS, Boeke JD, Dai J and Chang MW
Cell Genomics 3(11): 100435 (2023) - Synthetic biology: learning the way towards high-precision biological design
Kitano S, Lin C, Foo JL, Chang MW
PLOS Biology 21(4): e3002116 (2023) - Engineering Escherichia coli for diagnosis and management of hyperuricemia
Gencer G, Mancuso C, Chua KJ, Ling H, Costello CM, Chang MW, March JC
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11: 1191162 (2023) - Engineering of a probiotic yeast for the production and secretion of medium-chain fatty acids antagonistic to an opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans
Ling H, Liu R, Sam QH, Shen H, Chai LYA, Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11: 1090501 - FELICX: A robust nucleic acid detection method using flap endonuclease and CRISPR-Cas12
Aggarwal N, Liang Y, Foo JL, Ling H, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 222: 115002 (2023) - Microbiome and human health: current understanding, engineering, and enabling technologies
Aggarwal N, Kitano S, Puah GRY, Kittelmann S, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Chemical Reviews 123 (1): 31-72 (2023) - Synthetic biology meets machine learning
Sieow BFL, De Sotto R, Seet ZRD, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Methods in Molecular Biology 2553: 21-39 (2023) - Engineering probiotics to inhibit Clostridioides difficile infection by dynamic regulation of intestinal metabolism
Koh E, Hwang IY, Lee HL, De Sotto R, Lee JWJ, Lee YS, March JC, Chang MW
Nature Communications 13: 3834 (2022)
2022
- Mitochondrial engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for sustainable production of α-bisabolene from waste cooking oil
Zhu K, Zhao B, Zhang Y, Kong J, Rong L, Liu S, Wang Y, Zhang C-Y, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 10(29): 9644-9653 (2022) - Synthetic biology for the sustainable production of biochemicals in engineered microbes
Shi S, Wang J, Ling H
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10: 984875 (2022) - Principles in microbiome engineering
Chang MW
Wiley-VCH GmbH (2022) - Dominant negative TRAF3 variant with recurrent Mycobacterium abscessus infection and bronchiectasis
Liew MF, Lim HF, Liang MC, Lim I, Tan Z, Tan RYM, Sam QH, Soe WM, Tay SH, Xu S, Chang MW, Foo R, Soong TW, Ravikumar S, Chai LYA
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 9(8): ofac379 (2022) - Engineering probiotics to inhibit Clostridioides difficile infection by dynamic regulation of intestinal metabolism
Koh E, Hwang IY, Lee HL, De Sotto R, Lee JWJ, Lee YS, March JC, Chang MW
Nature Communications 13: 3834 (2022) - Engineered microbial systems for advanced drug delivery
Shen HS, Aggarwal N, Wun KS, Lee YS, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews: 114364 (2022) - Potential use of microbial engineering in single-cell protein production
Balagurunathan B, Ling H, Choi WJ, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 76: 102740 (2022) - Design and fabrication of field-deployable microbial biosensing device
Pham HL, Ling H, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 76: 102731 (2022) - Living building blocks
Wun KS, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Nature Materials 21 (4): 382-383 - Transporter-driven engineering of a genetic biosensor for the detection and production of short-branched chain fatty acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Miyake R, Ling H, Foo JL, Fugono N, Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022) In press
2021
- Synthetic biology: at the crossroads of genetic engineering and human therapeutics-a Keystone Symposia report
Cable J, Leonard JN, Lu TK, Xie Z, Chang MW, Fernandez LA, Lora JM, Kaufman HL, Quintana FJ, Geiger R, Lesser CF, Lunch JP, Hava DL, Cornish VW, Lee GK, DiAndreth B, Fero M, Srivastava R, Coster TD, Roybal KT, Rackham OJL, Kiani S, Zhu I, Hernandez-Lopez RA, Guo T, Chen WCW
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1506(1): 98-117 (2021) - A newly established virus induced gene silencing via seed imbibition for functional genomics at the early germination stages in cotton
Shi G, Hao M, Tian B, Cao G, Chen W, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Ling H, Li J, Xie Z, Wei F
Industrial Crops and Products. 172:114040 (2021) - Driving innovation in biotechnology with private-public partnerships: a Singapore perspective
Lee HL, Vasitvas K
Biotechnology Notes 2: 59-62 (2021) - Metabolic engineering of microbes for monoterpenoid production
Zhu K, Kong J, Zhao B, Rong L, Liu S, Lu Z, Zhang C, Xiao D, Pushpanathan K, Foo JL, Wong A, Yu A.
Biotechnology Advances 53: 107837 (2021) - Hybrid promoter engineering strategies in Yarrowia lipolytica: isoamyl alcohol production as a test study
Zhao Y, Liu S, Lu L, Zhao B, Wang S, Zhang C, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
Biotechnology for Biofuels 14: 149 (2021) - Simultaneous improvement of limonene production and tolerance in Yarrowia lipolytica through tolerance engineering and evolutionary engineering
Li J, Zhu K, Miao M, Rong L, Zhao Y, Li S, Ma L, Li J, Zhang C, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
ACS Synthetic Biology 10(4): 884-896 (2021) - Next-generation metabolic engineering of non-conventional microbial cell factories for carboxylic acid platform chemicals
Li J, Rong L, Zhao Y, Li S, Zhang C, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
Biotechnology Advances 43: 107605 (2020) - Ectopic overexpression of a cotton plastidial Na+ transporter GhBASS5 impairs salt tolerance in Arabidopsis via increasing Na+ loading and accumulation
Myo T, Tian B, Zhang Q, Niu S, Liu Z, Shi Y, Cao G, Ling H, Wei F, Shi G
Planta 252(3): 41 (2020) - Heterologous expression of cyanobacterial gas vesicle proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Jung H, Ling H, Tan YQ, Chua NH, Yew WS, Chang MW
Biotechnology Journal. 9: e2100059 (2021) - Engineered probiotics modulate the endocannabinoid system
Hwang IY, Kim HR, De Sotto R, Chang MW
Biotechnology Notes 2: 33-38 (2021) - The divergent immunomodulatory effects of short chain fatty acids and medium chain fatty acids
Sam QH, Ling H, Yew WS, Tan Z, Ravikumar S, Chang MW, Chai LYA
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(12): 6453 (2021) - Future trends in synthetic biology in Asia
Mao N, Aggarwal N, Poh CL, Cho BK, Kondo A, Liu C, Yew WS, Chang MW
Advanced Genetics 2: e1003 (2021) - Development of a polymer-based antimicrobial coating for efficacious urinary catheter protection
Low JL, Kao P H-N, Tambyah PA, Koh GLE, Ling H, Kline KA, Cheow WS, Leong SSL
Biotechnology Notes 2: 1-10 (2021) - Biosynthesis of commodity chemicals from oil palm empty fruit bunch lignin
Lo T-M, Hwang IY, Cho H-S, Fedora RE, Chng SH, Choi WJ, and Chang MW
Frontiers in Microbiology 12: 663642 (2021)
2020
- Tweak to Treat: Reprograming Bacteria for Cancer Treatment
Sieow BFL, Wun KS, Yong WP, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Trends in Cancer, 7(5): 447-464 (2020). - Genetic biosensor design for natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms
Hossain GS, Saini M, Miyake R, Ling H, Chang MW
Trends in Biotechnology. 38 (7): 797-810 (2020) - Engineering probiotics for therapeutic applications: recent examples and translational outlook
Aggarwal N, Breedon A, Davis C, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 65: 171-179 (2020) - Mechanism-Driven Metabolic Engineering for Bio-Based Production of Free R-Lipoic Acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondria
Chen B, Foo JL, Ling H, Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8: 965 (2020). doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00965 - Engineering an Alcohol-Forming Fatty Acyl-CoA Reductase for Aldehyde and Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Foo J L, Rasouliha B H, Susanto A V, Leong S S J and Chan M W
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8: 585935 (2020). doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.585935 - Development of a proline-based selection system for reliable genetic engineering in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells
Sun T, Kwok WC, Chua KJ, Lo T-M, Potter J, Yew WS, Chesnut JD, Hwang IY, and Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology. (2020) (In press) - Toolkit development for cyanogenic and gold biorecovery chassis Chromobacterium violaceum
Liow LT, Go MK, Chang MW, Yew WS
ACS Synthetic Biology. 2020, 9, 4, 953-961 (2020) - Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica towards food waste bioremediation: Production of fatty acid ethyl esters from vegetable cooking oil
Ng TK, Yu AQ, Ling H, Juwono NK, Choi WJ, Leong SS, Chang MW
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 129(1): 31-40 (2020)
2019
- Engineering commensal bacteria to rewire host-microbiome interactions
Hwang IY, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 62:116-122 (2019) - Phage-boosted chemotherapy
Aggarwal N, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Nature biomedical engineering 3(9):680-681 (2019) - A novel synchronization approach using synthetic magnetic Escherichia coli
Ling H, Chang MW
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 4(3):130-1 (2019) - Meta-omics-and metabolic modelling-assisted deciphering of human microbiota metabolism
Sieow BF, Nurminen TJ, Ling H, Chang MW
Biotechnology journal. 30:1800445 (2019) - Building a global alliance of biofoundries
Hillson N, Caddick M, Cai Y, Carrasco JA, Chang MW, Curach NC, Bell DJ, Le Feuvre R, Friedman DC, Fu X, Gold ND, Herrgård MJ, Holowko MB, Johnson JR, Johnson RA, Keasling JD, Kitney RI, Kondo A, Liu C, Martin VJJ, Menolascina F, Ogino C, Patron NJ, Pavan M, Poh CL, Pretorius IS, Rosser SJ, Scrutton NS, Storch M, Tekotte H, Travnik E, Vickers CE, Yew WS, Yuan Y, Zhao H, Freemont PS
Nat Communications. 10(1):2040 (2019) - Synthetic genetic circuits for programmable biological functionalities
Xia PF, Ling H, Foo JL, Chang MW
Biotechnol Advances pii: S0734-9750(19)30074-6 (2019) - Synthetic Biology Toolkits for Metabolic Engineering of Cyanobacteria
Xia PF, Ling H, Foo JL, Chang MW
Biotechnol Journal. e1800496. (2019)
2018
- An oleaginous yeast platform for renewable 1-butanol synthesis based on a heterologous CoA-dependent pathway and an endogenous pathway
Yu A, Zhao Y, Pang Y, Hu Z, Zhang C, Xiao D, Chang MW, Leong SSJ
Microb Cell Fact 17(1):166 (2018) - Synthetic Enzymology and the Fountain of Youth: Repurposing Biology for Longevity
Lim YP, Go MK, Raida M, Inoue T, Wenk MR, Keasling JD, Chang MW, Yew WS
ACS Omega 3(9):11050-11061 (2018)) - Genetically Engineered Bacteria as Vehicles for Localized Delivery of Therapeutics: An Application for Crohn’s Disease
McKay R, Ghodasra M, Schardt K, Quan D, Pottash A, Shang W, Jay S, Payne G, Chang M, March J, Bentley W
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 3(3) (2018) - Synthetic biology toolkits and applications in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Chen B, Lee HL, Heng YC, Chua N, Teo WS, Choi WJ, Leong SS, Foo JL, Chang MW
Biotechnology Advances 36(7):1870-1881 (2018) - Immunomodulation as Therapy for Fungal Infection: Are We Closer?
Sam QH, Yew WS, Seneviratne CJ, Chang MW, Chai LYA
Frontiers in Microbiology 9(1612) (2018) - Targeted approaches for in situ gut microbiome manipulation
Lee HL, Shen H, Hwang IY, Ling H, Yew WS, Lee YS, Chang MW
Genes 9:351 (2018) - Synthetic yeast genome reveals its versatility
Foo JL, Chang MW
Nature 557:647-648 (2018) - Engineering microbes for targeted strikes against human pathogens
Hwang IY, Lee HL, Huang JG, Lim YY, Yew WS, Lee YS, Chang MW
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 75:2719-2733 (2018) - Anhydrous polymer‐based coating with sustainable controlled release functionality for facile, efficacious impregnation, and delivery of antimicrobial peptides
Lim K, Saravanan R, Chong KKL, Goh SHM, Chua RRY, Tambyah PA, Chang MW, Kline KA, Leong SSJ
Biotechnology and Bioengineering 115:2000-2012 (2018) - Reprogramming probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri as a biosensor for Staphylococcus aureus derived AIP-I detection
Lubkowicz D, Ho CL, Hwang IY, Yew WS, Lee YS, Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology 7(5):1229-1237 (2018) - Rewriting the Metabolic Blueprint: Advances in Pathway Diversification in Microorganisms
Hossain GS, Nadarajan SP, Zhang L, Ng TK, Foo JL, Ling H, Choi WJ, Chang MW
Frontiers in Microbiology 9:155 (2018) - Engineered commensal microbes for diet-mediated colorectal-cancer chemoprevention
Ho CL, Tan HQ, Chua KJ, Kang A, Lim KH, Ling KL, Yew WS, Lee YS, Thiery JP, Chang MW
Nature Biomedical Engineering 2:27–37 (2018)
2017
- Microscale Bioreactors for in situ characterization of GI epithelial cell physiology
Costello C, Philipson M, Hartmanis L, Kwasnica M, Chen V, Hackam D, Chang MW, Bentley W, March J
Scientific Reports 7:12515 (2017) - Autoinducer sensing microarrays by reporter bacteria encapsulated in hybrid supramolecular-polysaccharide hydrogels
Li P, Dou XO, Müller M, Feng C, Chang MW, Frettlöh M, Schönherr H
Macromolecular Bioscience. 1700176:8-16 (2017) - Encapsulation of Autoinducer Sensing Reporter Bacteria in Reinforced Alginate-based Microbeads
Li P, Müller M, Chang MW, Frettlöh M, Schönherr H
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 9(27):22321–22331 (2017) - Engineering a riboswitch-based genetic platform for the self-directed evolution of acid-tolerant phenotypes
Pham HL, Wong A, Chua N, Teo WS, Yew WS, and Chang MW
Nature Communications. 8:411 (2017) - Isolated Reporter Bacteria in Supramolecular Hydrogel Microwell Arrays
Li P, Dou XQ, Feng C, Müller M, Chang MW, Frettlöh M, Schönherr H
Langmuir. 33 (31):7799–7809 (2017) - Engineered probiotic Escherichia coli can eliminate and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa gut infection in animal models
Hwang IY, Koh E, Wong A, March JC, Bentley WE, Lee YS, and Chang MW
Nature Communications. 8:15028 (2017) - Designer probiotics for the prevention and treatment of human diseases
Chua KJ, Kwok WC, Aggarwal N, Sun T, and Chang MW
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 40:8-16 (2017) - Applying the design-build-test paradigm in microbiome engineering
Pham HL, Ho CL, Wong A, Lee YS, and Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 48:85–93 (2017) - The Fungal Mycobiome and Its Interaction with Gut Bacteria in the Host
Sam QH, Chang MW, and Chai LYA
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18, 330 (2017) - Microbiome engineering: Current applications and its future
Foo JL, Ling H, Lee YS, and Chang MW
Biotechnology Journal. 2, 1600099 (2017)
2016
- Synthetic Biology in Asia: New Kids on the Block
Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology. 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00327 (2016) - Genetic Engineering of an Unconventional Yeast for Renewable Biofuel and Biochemical Production
Yu A, Pratomo NK, Ng TK, Ling H, Cho HS, Leong S, Chang MW
Journal of Visualized Experiments. doi:10.3791/54371 (2016) - Reprogrammable microbial cell-based therapeutics againstantibiotic-resistant bacteria
Hwang IY, Koh E, Kima HR, Yew WS, Chang MW
Drug Resistance Updates. 27 59–71 (2016) - A Two-Layer Gene Circuit for Decoupling Cell Growth from Metabolite Production
Lo T, Chng SH, Teo WS, Cho HS, Chang MW
Cell Systems. 3:133-143. (2016) - Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the overproduction of short branched-chain fatty acids
Yu A, Pratomo NK, Foo JL, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Metabolic Engineering. 34:36-43. (2016) - Whole-cell biocatalytic and de novo production of alkanes from free fatty acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Foo JL, Susanto AV, Keasling JD, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114:232-237. (2016)
2015
- Engineering transcription factors to improve tolerance against alkane biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ling H, Pratomo NK, Teo WS, Liu R, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8:231. (2015) - Combinatorial metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for terminal alkene production
Chen BB, Lee DY, Chang MW
Metabolic Engineering. 31:53-61. (2015) - Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce odd chain-length fatty alcohols
Jin Z, Wong CK, Foo JL, Ng J, Cao YX, Chang MW, Yuan YJ
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113:842-51. (2015) - Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of fatty acid short- and branched-chain alkyl esters biodiesel
Teo W, Ling H, Yu AQ, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8:177. (2015) - Matrix-immobilized yeast for large-scale production of recombinant human lactoferrin
Ho CL, Hwang IY, Loh K and Chang MW
MedChemComm. 6:486 – 491. (2015) - Bacterial XylRs and synthetic promoters function as genetically encoded xylose biosensors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Teo W and Chang MW
Biotechnology Journal. 10:315-322. (2015)
2014
- Production of fatty acid-derived valuable chemicals in synthetic microbes
Yu AQ, Pratomo Juwono NK, Leong SSJ and Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2:78 (2014) - Microbial tolerance engineering toward biochemical production: from lignocellulose to products
Ling H, Teo W, Chen B, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 29:99-106. (2014) - Site specific immobilization of a potent antimicrobial peptide onto silicone catheters: evaluation against urinary tract infection pathogens
Mishra B, Basu A, Chua RRY, Saravanan R, Tambyah PA, Ho B, Chang MW, Leong SSJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2:1706-1716. (2014) - Reprogramming microbes to be a pathogen-seeking killer
Hwang IY, Tan MH, Koh E, Ho CL, Poh CL, and Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology. 3:228-237. (2014)
Featured in The Economist, Nature News, Medical News, Science World Report, Science Daily, Vaccine News Daily, Food Quality News, MedCity News; Press release by American Chemical Society - Development and characterization of AND-gate dynamic controllers with a modular synthetic core promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Teo W, Chang MW
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 111:144-151. (2014) - Therapeutic microbes for infectious disease
Wong CK, Tan MH, Rasouliha B, Hwang IY, Ling H, Poh CL and Chang MW
Methods in Molecular Biology. 1151:117-133. (2014)
2013
- A predicted immunity protein confers resistance to pyocin S5 on a sensitive strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rasouliha B, Ling H, Ho CL, Chang MW
ChemBioChem. 14:2444-2446.47. (2013) - Transcriptome response to alkane biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: identification of efflux pumps involved in alkane tolerance
Ling H, Chen BB, Kang A, Lee J, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6:95. (2013)
Featured in Biofuels International - Bacterial FadR and synthetic promoters function as modular fatty acid sensor- regulators in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Teo W, Hee KS, Chang MW
Engineering in Life Sciences. 13:456-463. (2013) - Designing a synthetic genetic circuit that enables cell density-dependent auto-regulatory lysis for macromolecule release
Lo T, Tan MH, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Chemical Engineering Science. 103:29-35. (2013) - Microbial engineering strategies to improve cell viability for biochemical production
Lo T, Teo WS, Ling H, Chen BB, Kang A, Chang MW
Biotechnology Advances. 31:903-914. (2013) - Transporter engineering for improved tolerance against alkane biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Chen BB, Ling H, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6:21. (2013)
Featured in the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology - Characterization of a quorum sensing device for synthetic biology design: experimental and modeling validation
Saeidi N, Chang MW, and Poh CL
Chemical Engineering Science. 103:91-99. (2013) - Systems-level characterization and engineering of oxidative stress tolerance in Escherichia coli under anaerobic condition
Kang A, Tan MH, Ling H, Chang MW
Molecular BioSystems. 9:285-295. (2013)
2012
- Hildebrand solubility parameters of ionic liquids: effects of ionic liquid type, temperature and DMA fraction in ionic liquid
Weerachanchai P, Chen Z, Leong SSJ, Chang MW, Lee JM
Chemical Engineering Journal. 213:356-362. (2012) - Cefalexin-immobilized multi-walled carbon nanotubes show strong antimicrobial and anti-adhesion properties
Qi X, Poernomo G, Xu R, Chang MW
Chemical Engineering Science. 84:552-556. (2012) - Systems-level analysis of Escherichia coli response to silver nanoparticles: The roles of anaerobic respiration in microbial resistance
Du H, Lo T, Sitompul J, and Chang MW
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 424:657-662. (2012) - Improvement of biomass properties by pretreatment with ionic liquids for bioconversion process
Weerachanchai P, Leong SSJ, Chang MW, Ching CB, Lee JM
Bioresource Technology. 111:453-459. (2012) - Identification and reconstitution of genetic regulatory networks for improved microbial tolerance to isooctane
Kang A, Chang MW
Molecular BioSystems. 8:1350-1358. (2012) - The imminent role of protein engineering in synthetic biology
Foo JL, Ching CB, Chang MW, Leong SSJ
Biotechnology Advances. 30:541-549. (2012)
2011
- Hollow fiber membrane decorated with Ag/MWNTs: Towards effective water disinfection and biofouling control
Gunawan P, Guan C, Song X; Zhang Q, Leong S, Tang C, Chen Y, Chan-Park M, Chang MW, Wang K, Xu R
ACS Nano. 5:10033-10040. (2011) - The roles of lipid in anti-biofilm efficacy of lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticles encapsulating antibiotics
Cheow WS, Chang MW, Hadinoto K
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 389: 158-165. (2011) - Engineering microbes to sense and eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a human pathogen
Saeidi N, Wong CK, Lo T, Nguyen HX, Ling H, Leong SSJ, Poh CL, and Chang MW
Molecular Systems Biology. 7:521. (2011)
Highlighted in Nature Reviews Genetics 9:699, and Nature Reviews Microbiology 12:668.
This paper was reported by over 70 news media agencies worldwide, such as Reuters, CBS News, Fox News, Chicago Tribune, Australia Broadcasting Corporation News, Nature, Science, Yahoo News, The Scientist, Discover Magazine, International Business Times, and National Geographic. Locally, this work has been selected as one of the top 10 discoveries in 2011 by Straits Times, and featured by most local news agencies including Channel News Asia. - Covalent immobilization of nisin on multi-walled carbon nanotubes: superior antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties
Qi X, Poernomo G, Wang K, Chen Y, Chan-Park MB, Xu R, Chang MW
Nanoscale. 3:1874-1880. (2011) - Targeting FK506 binding proteins to fight malarial and bacterial infections: Current advances and future perspectives
Bharatham N, Chang MW, Yoon HS
Current Medicinal Chemistry. 18:1874-1889. (2011) - A photopolymerized antimicrobial hydrogel coating derived from epsilon-poly-l-lysine
Zhou C, Peng L, Qi X, Lamrani M, Chang MW, Leong SS, Chan-Park MB
Biomaterials. 32:2704-2712. (2011) - A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability
Li P, Poon YF, Li W, Zhu HY, Yeap SH, Cao Y, Qi X, Zhou C, Lamrani M, Beuerman RW, Kang ET, Mu Y, Li CM, Chang MW, Leong SS, and Chan-Park MB
Nature Materials. 10:149-156. (2011)
2010
- Vaccinia-related kinase 1 is required for the maintenance of undifferentiated spermatogonia in mouse male germ cells
Choi YH, Park CH, Kim W, Ling H, Kang A, Chang MW, Im SK, Jeong HW, Kong YY, Kim KT
PLoS One. 5:e15254. (2010) - The absence of the luxS gene increases swimming motility and flagella synthesis in Escherichia coli K12
Ling H, Kang A, Tan MH, Qiao B, and Chang MW
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 401:521-526. (2010) - A simple and effective plating method to screen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria under various redox conditions
Um Y, Chang MW, and Holoman TP
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 88:291-297. (2010) - iTRAQ-coupled 2-D LC-MS/MS analysis of protein profile in Escherichia coli incubated with human Neutrophil Peptide 1 – Potential in Antimicrobial Strategy
Zhou Y, Lamrani M, Chan-Park MB, Leong S, Chang MW, and Chen WN
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24:2787-2790. (2010) - Novel short antibacterial and antifungal peptides with low cytotoxicity: efficacy and action mechanisms
Qi X, Zhou C, Li P, Xu W, Cao Y, Ling H, Chen WN, Li CM, Xu R, Lamrani M, Mu Y, Leong S, Chang MW, and Chan-Park MB
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 398:594-600. (2010) - Antibacterial efficacy of inhalable Levofloxacin-loaded polymeric nanoparticles against E. coli biofilm cells: The effect of antibiotic release profile
Cheow WS, Chang MW, Hadinoto K
Pharmaceutical Research. 27:1597-1609. (2010) - A predicted S-type pyocin shows a bactericidal activity against clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates through membrane damage
Ling H, Saedi N, Rasouliha BH, and Chang MW
FEBS Letters. 584:3354-3358. (2010) - High potency and broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of alpha-aminoacid-N-carboxyanhydrides
Zhou C, Qi X, Li P, Chen WN, Lamrani M, Chang MW, Leong S and Chan-Park MB
Biomacromolecules. 11:60-67. (2010) - Antibacterial efficacy of inhalable antibiotic-encapsulated biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles against E. coli biofilm cells
Cheow WS, Chang MW, and Hadinoto K.
Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 6:1-13. (2010)
2009
- Sharper and faster “Nano Darts” kill more bacteria: a study of antibacterial activity of individually dispersed pristine single-walled carbon nanotube
Liu S, Wei L, Hao L, Fang N, Chang MW, Xu R, Yang Y, and Chen Y
ACS Nano. 3:3891-3902. (2009) - A time-course transcriptome analysis of Escherichia coli with direct electrochemistry behavior in microbial fuel cells
Qiao Y, Li CM, Lu Z, Ling H, Kang A and Chang MW
Chemical Communications 41:6183-6185 (2009) - Strain improvement and process development for biobutanol production
Kharkwal S, Karimi IA, Chang MW, and Lee DY
Recent Patents on Biotechnology 3:202-210. (2009)
2008
- Deposition of Silver Nanoparticles on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Grafted with Hyperbranched Poly(amidoamine) and Their Antimicrobial Effects
Yuan W, Jiang G, Jianfei C, Xiaobao Q, Xu R, Chang MW, Chen Y, Lim SY, Dai J, and Chan-Park MB
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112:18754-18759. (2008) - Molecular characterization of surfactant-driven microbial community changes in anaerobic phenanthrene-degrading cultures under methanogenic conditions
Chang MW, Holoman TP, and Yi H
Biotechnology Letters 30:1595-1601. (2008) - Microarray analysis of toxicogenomic effects of triclosan on Staphylococcus aureus
Jang H, Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 78:695-707. (2008)
2007
- Toxicogenomic response to chlorination includes induction of major virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus
Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Environmental Science and Technology 41:7570-7575. (2007) - Comparative global transcription analysis of sodium hypochlorite, peracetic acid, and hydrogen peroxide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Small D, Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 76:1093-1105. (2007) - Toxicogenomic analysis of sodium hypochlorite antimicrobial mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Small D, Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 74:176-185. (2007)
2006
- Toxicogenomic response of Staphylococcus aureus to peracetic acid
Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Environmental Science and Technology 40:5124-5131. (2006) - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation coupled to methanogenesis
Chang MW, Um Y, and Holoman TP
Biotechnology Letters 28:425-430. (2006) - Global transcriptome analysis of Staphylococcus aureus response to hydrogen peroxide
Chang MW, Small D, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Journal of Bacteriology 184:1648-1659. (2006).
2005
- Microarray analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveals induction of pyocin genes in response to hydrogen peroxide
Chang MW, Small D, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
BMC Genomics 6:115. (2005) - Microarray analysis of toxicogenomic effects of peracetic acid on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chang MW, Small D, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Environmental Science and Technology 39:5893-5899. (2005) - Molecular characterization of anaerobic microbial communities from benzene-degrading sediments under methanogenic conditions
Chang MW, Um Y, and Holoman TP
Biotechnology Progress 21:1789-1794. (2005) - Molecular characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading methanogenic communities
Chang MW, Um Y, Hoffman B, and Holoman TP
Biotechnology Progress 21:682-688. (2005)
2001
- Anaerobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading enrichment cultures under methanogenic conditions
Chang MW, Jones T, and Holoman TP
Bioremediation of Recalcitrant Organic Compounds, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio. p. 205-210. (2001)
- Tunable cell differentiation via reprogrammed mating-type switching
Heng YC, Kitano S, Susanto AV, Foo JL and Chang MW
Nature Communications 15(1): 8163 (2024) - Prodrug-conjugated tumor-seeking commensals for targeted cancer therapy
Shen H, Zhang C, Li S, Liang Y, Lee LT, Aggarwal N, Wun KS, Liu J, Nadarajan SP, Weng C, Ling H, Tay JK, Wang DY, Yao SQ, Hwang IY, Lee YS and Chang MW
Nature Communications 15(1): 4343 (2024) - Microbial engineering strategies to utilize waste feedstock for sustainable bioproduction
Aggarwal N, Pham HL, Ranjan B, Saini M, Liang Y, Hossain GS, Ling H, Foo JL and Chang MW
Nature Reviews Bioengineering 2(2): 155 (2024) - Engineered microbial consortia for next-generation feedstocks
Hossain GS, Liang Y, Foo JL and Chang MW
Biotechnology Notes 5:23 (2024) - MFSD7c functions as a transporter of choline at the blood–brain barrier
Nguyen XTA, Le TNU, Nguyen TQ, Thi Thuy Ha H, Artati A, Leong NCP, Nguyen DT, Lim PY, Susanto AV, Huang Q, Fam L, Leong LN, Bonne I, Lee A, Granadillo JL, Gooch C, Yu D, Huang H, Soong TW, Chang MW, Wenk MR, Adamski J, Cazenave-Gassiot A and Nguyen LN
Cell Research 34(3): 245 (2024) - Organ-on-chip technology: Opportunities and challenges
Srivastava SK, Foo GW, Aggarwal N and Chang MW
Biotechnology Notes 5:8(2024)
- An Engineered Probiotic Produces a Type III Interferon IFNL1 and Reduces Inflammations in in vitro Inflammatory Bowel Disease Models
Chua KJ, Ling H, Hwang IY, Lee HL, March JC, Lee YS and Chang MW
ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 9(9): 5123 (2023) - A spotlight on global collaboration in the Sc2.0 yeast consortium
Dai J, Yang H, Pretorius IS, Cai P, Shen CY, Chang MW and Yuan Y
Cell Genomics 3(11): 100441 (2023) - Establishing chromosomal design-build-test-learn through a synthetic chromosome and its combinatorial reconfiguration
Foo JL, Kitano S, Susanto AV, Jin Z, Lin Y, Luo Z, Huang L, Liang Z, Mitchell LA, Yang K, Wong A, Cai Y, Cai J, Stracquadanio G, Bader JS, Boeke JD, Dai J and Chang MW
Cell Genomics 3(11): 100435 (2023) - Synthetic biology: learning the way towards high-precision biological design
Kitano S, Lin C, Foo JL, Chang MW
PLOS Biology 21(4): e3002116 (2023) - Engineering Escherichia coli for diagnosis and management of hyperuricemia
Gencer G, Mancuso C, Chua KJ, Ling H, Costello CM, Chang MW, March JC
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11: 1191162 (2023) - Engineering of a probiotic yeast for the production and secretion of medium-chain fatty acids antagonistic to an opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans
Ling H, Liu R, Sam QH, Shen H, Chai LYA, Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11: 1090501 - FELICX: A robust nucleic acid detection method using flap endonuclease and CRISPR-Cas12
Aggarwal N, Liang Y, Foo JL, Ling H, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 222: 115002 (2023) - Microbiome and human health: current understanding, engineering, and enabling technologies
Aggarwal N, Kitano S, Puah GRY, Kittelmann S, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Chemical Reviews 123 (1): 31-72 (2023) - Synthetic biology meets machine learning
Sieow BFL, De Sotto R, Seet ZRD, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Methods in Molecular Biology 2553: 21-39 (2023)
- Engineering probiotics to inhibit Clostridioides difficile infection by dynamic regulation of intestinal metabolismKoh E, Hwang IY, Lee HL, De Sotto R, Lee JWJ, Lee YS, March JC, Chang MW
Nature Communications 13: 3834 (2022)
- Mitochondrial engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for sustainable production of α-bisabolene from waste cooking oil
Zhu K, Zhao B, Zhang Y, Kong J, Rong L, Liu S, Wang Y, Zhang C-Y, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 10(29): 9644-9653 (2022) - Synthetic biology for the sustainable production of biochemicals in engineered microbes
Shi S, Wang J, Ling H
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10: 984875 (2022) - Principles in microbiome engineering
Chang MW
Wiley-VCH GmbH (2022) - Dominant negative TRAF3 variant with recurrent Mycobacterium abscessus infection and bronchiectasis
Liew MF, Lim HF, Liang MC, Lim I, Tan Z, Tan RYM, Sam QH, Soe WM, Tay SH, Xu S, Chang MW, Foo R, Soong TW, Ravikumar S, Chai LYA
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 9(8): ofac379 (2022) - Engineering probiotics to inhibit Clostridioides difficile infection by dynamic regulation of intestinal metabolism
Koh E, Hwang IY, Lee HL, De Sotto R, Lee JWJ, Lee YS, March JC, Chang MW
Nature Communications 13: 3834 (2022) - Engineered microbial systems for advanced drug delivery
Shen HS, Aggarwal N, Wun KS, Lee YS, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews: 114364 (2022) - Potential use of microbial engineering in single-cell protein production
Balagurunathan B, Ling H, Choi WJ, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 76: 102740 (2022) - Design and fabrication of field-deployable microbial biosensing device
Pham HL, Ling H, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 76: 102731 (2022) - Living building blocks
Wun KS, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Nature Materials 21 (4): 382-383 - Transporter-driven engineering of a genetic biosensor for the detection and production of short-branched chain fatty acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Miyake R, Ling H, Foo JL, Fugono N, Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022) In press
- Synthetic biology: at the crossroads of genetic engineering and human therapeutics-a Keystone Symposia report
Cable J, Leonard JN, Lu TK, Xie Z, Chang MW, Fernandez LA, Lora JM, Kaufman HL, Quintana FJ, Geiger R, Lesser CF, Lunch JP, Hava DL, Cornish VW, Lee GK, DiAndreth B, Fero M, Srivastava R, Coster TD, Roybal KT, Rackham OJL, Kiani S, Zhu I, Hernandez-Lopez RA, Guo T, Chen WCW
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1506(1): 98-117 (2021) - A newly established virus induced gene silencing via seed imbibition for functional genomics at the early germination stages in cotton
Shi G, Hao M, Tian B, Cao G, Chen W, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Ling H, Li J, Xie Z, Wei F
Industrial Crops and Products. 172:114040 (2021) - Driving innovation in biotechnology with private-public partnerships: a Singapore perspective
Lee HL, Vasitvas K
Biotechnology Notes 2: 59-62 (2021) - Metabolic engineering of microbes for monoterpenoid production
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Biotechnology Advances 53: 107837 (2021) - Hybrid promoter engineering strategies in Yarrowia lipolytica: isoamyl alcohol production as a test study
Zhao Y, Liu S, Lu L, Zhao B, Wang S, Zhang C, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
Biotechnology for Biofuels 14: 149 (2021) - Simultaneous improvement of limonene production and tolerance in Yarrowia lipolytica through tolerance engineering and evolutionary engineering
Li J, Zhu K, Miao M, Rong L, Zhao Y, Li S, Ma L, Li J, Zhang C, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
ACS Synthetic Biology 10(4): 884-896 (2021) - Heterologous expression of cyanobacterial gas vesicle proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Jung H, Ling H, Tan YQ, Chua NH, Yew WS, Chang MW
Biotechnology Journal. 9: e2100059 (2021) - Engineered probiotics modulate the endocannabinoid system
Hwang IY, Kim HR, De Sotto R, Chang MW
Biotechnology Notes 2: 33-38 (2021) - The divergent immunomodulatory effects of short chain fatty acids and medium chain fatty acids
Sam QH, Ling H, Yew WS, Tan Z, Ravikumar S, Chang MW, Chai LYA
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(12): 6453 (2021) - Future trends in synthetic biology in Asia
Mao N, Aggarwal N, Poh CL, Cho BK, Kondo A, Liu C, Yew WS, Chang MW
Advanced Genetics 2: e1003 (2021) - Development of a polymer-based antimicrobial coating for efficacious urinary catheter protection
Low JL, Kao P H-N, Tambyah PA, Koh GLE, Ling H, Kline KA, Cheow WS, Leong SSL
Biotechnology Notes 2: 1-10 (2021) - Biosynthesis of commodity chemicals from oil palm empty fruit bunch lignin
Lo T-M, Hwang IY, Cho H-S, Fedora RE, Chng SH, Choi WJ, and Chang MW
Frontiers in Microbiology 12: 663642 (2021)
- Next-generation metabolic engineering of non-conventional microbial cell factories for carboxylic acid platform chemicals
Li J, Rong L, Zhao Y, Li S, Zhang C, Xiao D, Foo JL, Yu A
Biotechnology Advances 43: 107605 (2020) - Ectopic overexpression of a cotton plastidial Na+ transporter GhBASS5 impairs salt tolerance in Arabidopsis via increasing Na+ loading and accumulation
Myo T, Tian B, Zhang Q, Niu S, Liu Z, Shi Y, Cao G, Ling H, Wei F, Shi G
Planta 252(3): 41 (2020) - Tweak to Treat: Reprograming Bacteria for Cancer Treatment
Sieow BFL, Wun KS, Yong WP, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Trends in Cancer, 7(5): 447-464 (2020). - Genetic biosensor design for natural product biosynthesis in microorganisms
Hossain GS, Saini M, Miyake R, Ling H, Chang MW
Trends in Biotechnology. 38 (7): 797-810 (2020) - Engineering probiotics for therapeutic applications: recent examples and translational outlook
Aggarwal N, Breedon A, Davis C, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 65: 171-179 (2020) - Mechanism-Driven Metabolic Engineering for Bio-Based Production of Free R-Lipoic Acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mitochondria
Chen B, Foo JL, Ling H, Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8: 965 (2020) - Engineering an Alcohol-Forming Fatty Acyl-CoA Reductase for Aldehyde and Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Foo J L, Rasouliha B H, Susanto A V, Leong S S J and Chan M W
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8: 585935 (2020) - Development of a proline-based selection system for reliable genetic engineering in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells
Sun T, Kwok WC, Chua KJ, Lo T-M, Potter J, Yew WS, Chesnut JD, Hwang IY, and Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology. (2020) (In press) - Toolkit development for cyanogenic and gold biorecovery chassis Chromobacterium violaceum
Liow LT, Go MK, Chang MW, Yew WS
ACS Synthetic Biology. 2020, 9, 4, 953-961 (2020) - Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica towards food waste bioremediation: Production of fatty acid ethyl esters from vegetable cooking oil
Ng TK, Yu AQ, Ling H, Juwono NK, Choi WJ, Leong SS, Chang MW
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 129(1): 31-40 (2020)
- Engineering commensal bacteria to rewire host-microbiome interactions
Hwang IY, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 62:116-122 (2019) - Phage-boosted chemotherapy
Aggarwal N, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Nature biomedical engineering 3(9):680-681 (2019) - A novel synchronization approach using synthetic magnetic Escherichia coli
Ling H, Chang MW
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology. 4(3):130-1 (2019) - Meta-omics-and metabolic modelling-assisted deciphering of human microbiota metabolism
Sieow BF, Nurminen TJ, Ling H, Chang MW
Biotechnology journal. 30:1800445 (2019) - Building a global alliance of biofoundries
Hillson N, Caddick M, Cai Y, Carrasco JA, Chang MW, Curach NC, Bell DJ, Le Feuvre R, Friedman DC, Fu X, Gold ND, Herrgård MJ, Holowko MB, Johnson JR, Johnson RA, Keasling JD, Kitney RI, Kondo A, Liu C, Martin VJJ, Menolascina F, Ogino C, Patron NJ, Pavan M, Poh CL, Pretorius IS, Rosser SJ, Scrutton NS, Storch M, Tekotte H, Travnik E, Vickers CE, Yew WS, Yuan Y, Zhao H, Freemont PS
Nat Communications. 10(1):2040 (2019) - Synthetic genetic circuits for programmable biological functionalities
Xia PF, Ling H, Foo JL, Chang MW
Biotechnol Advances pii: S0734-9750(19)30074-6 (2019) - Synthetic Biology Toolkits for Metabolic Engineering of Cyanobacteria
Xia PF, Ling H, Foo JL, Chang MW
Biotechnol Journal. e1800496. (2019)
- An oleaginous yeast platform for renewable 1-butanol synthesis based on a heterologous CoA-dependent pathway and an endogenous pathway
Yu A, Zhao Y, Pang Y, Hu Z, Zhang C, Xiao D, Chang MW, Leong SSJ
Microb Cell Fact 17(1):166 (2018) - Synthetic Enzymology and the Fountain of Youth: Repurposing Biology for Longevity
Lim YP, Go MK, Raida M, Inoue T, Wenk MR, Keasling JD, Chang MW, Yew WS
ACS Omega 3(9):11050-11061 (2018)) - Genetically Engineered Bacteria as Vehicles for Localized Delivery of Therapeutics: An Application for Crohn’s Disease
McKay R, Ghodasra M, Schardt K, Quan D, Pottash A, Shang W, Jay S, Payne G, Chang M, March J, Bentley W
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 3(3) (2018) - Synthetic biology toolkits and applications in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Chen B, Lee HL, Heng YC, Chua N, Teo WS, Choi WJ, Leong SS, Foo JL, Chang MW
Biotechnology Advances 36(7):1870-1881 (2018) - Immunomodulation as Therapy for Fungal Infection: Are We Closer?
Sam QH, Yew WS, Seneviratne CJ, Chang MW, Chai LYA
Frontiers in Microbiology 9(1612) (2018) - Targeted approaches for in situ gut microbiome manipulation
Lee HL, Shen H, Hwang IY, Ling H, Yew WS, Lee YS, Chang MW
Genes 9:351 (2018) - Synthetic yeast genome reveals its versatility
Foo JL, Chang MW
Nature 557:647-648 (2018) - Engineering microbes for targeted strikes against human pathogens
Hwang IY, Lee HL, Huang JG, Lim YY, Yew WS, Lee YS, Chang MW
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 75:2719-2733 (2018) - Anhydrous polymer‐based coating with sustainable controlled release functionality for facile, efficacious impregnation, and delivery of antimicrobial peptides
Lim K, Saravanan R, Chong KKL, Goh SHM, Chua RRY, Tambyah PA, Chang MW, Kline KA, Leong SSJ
Biotechnology and Bioengineering 115:2000-2012 (2018) - Reprogramming probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri as a biosensor for Staphylococcus aureus derived AIP-I detection
Lubkowicz D, Ho CL, Hwang IY, Yew WS, Lee YS, Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology 7(5):1229-1237 (2018) - Rewriting the Metabolic Blueprint: Advances in Pathway Diversification in Microorganisms
Hossain GS, Nadarajan SP, Zhang L, Ng TK, Foo JL, Ling H, Choi WJ, Chang MW
Frontiers in Microbiology 9:155 (2018) - Engineered commensal microbes for diet-mediated colorectal-cancer chemoprevention
Ho CL, Tan HQ, Chua KJ, Kang A, Lim KH, Ling KL, Yew WS, Lee YS, Thiery JP, Chang MW
Nature Biomedical Engineering 2:27–37 (2018)
- Microscale Bioreactors for in situ characterization of GI epithelial cell physiology
Costello C, Philipson M, Hartmanis L, Kwasnica M, Chen V, Hackam D, Chang MW, Bentley W, March J
Scientific Reports 7:12515 (2017) - Autoinducer sensing microarrays by reporter bacteria encapsulated in hybrid supramolecular-polysaccharide hydrogels
Li P, Dou XO, Müller M, Feng C, Chang MW, Frettlöh M, Schönherr H
Macromolecular Bioscience. 1700176:8-16 (2017) - Encapsulation of Autoinducer Sensing Reporter Bacteria in Reinforced Alginate-based Microbeads
Li P, Müller M, Chang MW, Frettlöh M, Schönherr H
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 9(27):22321–22331 (2017) - Engineering a riboswitch-based genetic platform for the self-directed evolution of acid-tolerant phenotypes
Pham HL, Wong A, Chua N, Teo WS, Yew WS, and Chang MW
Nature Communications. 8:411 (2017) - Isolated Reporter Bacteria in Supramolecular Hydrogel Microwell Arrays
Li P, Dou XQ, Feng C, Müller M, Chang MW, Frettlöh M, Schönherr H
Langmuir. 33 (31):7799–7809 (2017) - Engineered probiotic Escherichia coli can eliminate and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa gut infection in animal models
Hwang IY, Koh E, Wong A, March JC, Bentley WE, Lee YS, and Chang MW
Nature Communications. 8:15028 (2017) - Designer probiotics for the prevention and treatment of human diseases
Chua KJ, Kwok WC, Aggarwal N, Sun T, and Chang MW
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 40:8-16 (2017) - Applying the design-build-test paradigm in microbiome engineering
Pham HL, Ho CL, Wong A, Lee YS, and Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 48:85–93 (2017) - The Fungal Mycobiome and Its Interaction with Gut Bacteria in the Host
Sam QH, Chang MW, and Chai LYA
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18, 330 (2017) - Microbiome engineering: Current applications and its future
Foo JL, Ling H, Lee YS, and Chang MW
Biotechnology Journal. 2, 1600099 (2017)
- Synthetic Biology in Asia: New Kids on the Block
Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology. 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00327 (2016) - Genetic Engineering of an Unconventional Yeast for Renewable Biofuel and Biochemical Production
Yu A, Pratomo NK, Ng TK, Ling H, Cho HS, Leong S, Chang MW
Journal of Visualized Experiments. doi:10.3791/54371 (2016) - Reprogrammable microbial cell-based therapeutics againstantibiotic-resistant bacteria
Hwang IY, Koh E, Kima HR, Yew WS, Chang MW
Drug Resistance Updates. 27 59–71 (2016) - A Two-Layer Gene Circuit for Decoupling Cell Growth from Metabolite Production
Lo T, Chng SH, Teo WS, Cho HS, Chang MW
Cell Systems. 3:133-143. (2016) - Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the overproduction of short branched-chain fatty acids
Yu A, Pratomo NK, Foo JL, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Metabolic Engineering. 34:36-43. (2016) - Whole-cell biocatalytic and de novo production of alkanes from free fatty acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Foo JL, Susanto AV, Keasling JD, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114:232-237. (2016)
- Engineering transcription factors to improve tolerance against alkane biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ling H, Pratomo NK, Teo WS, Liu R, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8:231. (2015) - Combinatorial metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for terminal alkene production
Chen BB, Lee DY, Chang MW
Metabolic Engineering. 31:53-61. (2015) - Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce odd chain-length fatty alcohols
Jin Z, Wong CK, Foo JL, Ng J, Cao YX, Chang MW, Yuan YJ
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113:842-51. (2015) - Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of fatty acid short- and branched-chain alkyl esters biodiesel
Teo W, Ling H, Yu AQ, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8:177. (2015) - Matrix-immobilized yeast for large-scale production of recombinant human lactoferrin
Ho CL, Hwang IY, Loh K and Chang MW
MedChemComm. 6:486 – 491. (2015) - Bacterial XylRs and synthetic promoters function as genetically encoded xylose biosensors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Teo W and Chang MW
Biotechnology Journal. 10:315-322. (2015)
- Production of fatty acid-derived valuable chemicals in synthetic microbes
Yu AQ, Pratomo Juwono NK, Leong SSJ and Chang MW
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2:78 (2014) - Microbial tolerance engineering toward biochemical production: from lignocellulose to products
Ling H, Teo W, Chen B, Leong SSJ, Chang MW
Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 29:99-106. (2014) - Site specific immobilization of a potent antimicrobial peptide onto silicone catheters: evaluation against urinary tract infection pathogens
Mishra B, Basu A, Chua RRY, Saravanan R, Tambyah PA, Ho B, Chang MW, Leong SSJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2:1706-1716. (2014) - Reprogramming microbes to be a pathogen-seeking killer
Hwang IY, Tan MH, Koh E, Ho CL, Poh CL, and Chang MW
ACS Synthetic Biology. 3:228-237. (2014)
Featured in The Economist, Nature News, Medical News, Science World Report, Science Daily, Vaccine News Daily, Food Quality News, MedCity News; Press release by American Chemical Society - Development and characterization of AND-gate dynamic controllers with a modular synthetic core promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Teo W, Chang MW
Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 111:144-151. (2014) - Therapeutic microbes for infectious disease
Wong CK, Tan MH, Rasouliha B, Hwang IY, Ling H, Poh CL and Chang MW
Methods in Molecular Biology. 1151:117-133. (2014)
- A predicted immunity protein confers resistance to pyocin S5 on a sensitive strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rasouliha B, Ling H, Ho CL, Chang MW
ChemBioChem. 14:2444-2446.47. (2013) - Transcriptome response to alkane biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: identification of efflux pumps involved in alkane tolerance
Ling H, Chen BB, Kang A, Lee J, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6:95. (2013)
Featured in Biofuels International - Bacterial FadR and synthetic promoters function as modular fatty acid sensor- regulators in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Teo W, Hee KS, Chang MW
Engineering in Life Sciences. 13:456-463. (2013) - Designing a synthetic genetic circuit that enables cell density-dependent auto-regulatory lysis for macromolecule release
Lo T, Tan MH, Hwang IY, Chang MW
Chemical Engineering Science. 103:29-35. (2013) - Microbial engineering strategies to improve cell viability for biochemical production
Lo T, Teo WS, Ling H, Chen BB, Kang A, Chang MW
Biotechnology Advances. 31:903-914. (2013) - Transporter engineering for improved tolerance against alkane biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Chen BB, Ling H, Chang MW
Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6:21. (2013)
Featured in the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology - Characterization of a quorum sensing device for synthetic biology design: experimental and modeling validation
Saeidi N, Chang MW, and Poh CL
Chemical Engineering Science. 103:91-99. (2013) - Systems-level characterization and engineering of oxidative stress tolerance in Escherichia coli under anaerobic condition
Kang A, Tan MH, Ling H, Chang MW
Molecular BioSystems. 9:285-295. (2013)
- Hildebrand solubility parameters of ionic liquids: effects of ionic liquid type, temperature and DMA fraction in ionic liquid
Weerachanchai P, Chen Z, Leong SSJ, Chang MW, Lee JM
Chemical Engineering Journal. 213:356-362. (2012) - Cefalexin-immobilized multi-walled carbon nanotubes show strong antimicrobial and anti-adhesion properties
Qi X, Poernomo G, Xu R, Chang MW
Chemical Engineering Science. 84:552-556. (2012) - Systems-level analysis of Escherichia coli response to silver nanoparticles: The roles of anaerobic respiration in microbial resistance
Du H, Lo T, Sitompul J, and Chang MW
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 424:657-662. (2012) - Improvement of biomass properties by pretreatment with ionic liquids for bioconversion process
Weerachanchai P, Leong SSJ, Chang MW, Ching CB, Lee JM
Bioresource Technology. 111:453-459. (2012) - Identification and reconstitution of genetic regulatory networks for improved microbial tolerance to isooctane
Kang A, Chang MW
Molecular BioSystems. 8:1350-1358. (2012) - The imminent role of protein engineering in synthetic biology
Foo JL, Ching CB, Chang MW, Leong SSJ
Biotechnology Advances. 30:541-549. (2012) - Hollow fiber membrane decorated with Ag/MWNTs: Towards effective water disinfection and biofouling control
Gunawan P, Guan C, Song X; Zhang Q, Leong S, Tang C, Chen Y, Chan-Park M, Chang MW, Wang K, Xu R
ACS Nano. 5:10033-10040. (2011) - The roles of lipid in anti-biofilm efficacy of lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticles encapsulating antibiotics
Cheow WS, Chang MW, Hadinoto K
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 389: 158-165. (2011) - Engineering microbes to sense and eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a human pathogen
Saeidi N, Wong CK, Lo T, Nguyen HX, Ling H, Leong SSJ, Poh CL, and Chang MW
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Qi X, Poernomo G, Wang K, Chen Y, Chan-Park MB, Xu R, Chang MW
Nanoscale. 3:1874-1880. (2011) - Targeting FK506 binding proteins to fight malarial and bacterial infections: Current advances and future perspectives
Bharatham N, Chang MW, Yoon HS
Current Medicinal Chemistry. 18:1874-1889. (2011) - A photopolymerized antimicrobial hydrogel coating derived from epsilon-poly-l-lysine
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Biomaterials. 32:2704-2712. (2011) - A polycationic antimicrobial and biocompatible hydrogel with microbe membrane suctioning ability
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Nature Materials. 10:149-156. (2011) - Vaccinia-related kinase 1 is required for the maintenance of undifferentiated spermatogonia in mouse male germ cells
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PLoS One. 5:e15254. (2010) - The absence of the luxS gene increases swimming motility and flagella synthesis in Escherichia coli K12
Ling H, Kang A, Tan MH, Qiao B, and Chang MW
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 401:521-526. (2010) - A simple and effective plating method to screen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria under various redox conditions
Um Y, Chang MW, and Holoman TP
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 88:291-297. (2010) - iTRAQ-coupled 2-D LC-MS/MS analysis of protein profile in Escherichia coli incubated with human Neutrophil Peptide 1 – Potential in Antimicrobial Strategy
Zhou Y, Lamrani M, Chan-Park MB, Leong S, Chang MW, and Chen WN
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 24:2787-2790. (2010) - Novel short antibacterial and antifungal peptides with low cytotoxicity: efficacy and action mechanisms
Qi X, Zhou C, Li P, Xu W, Cao Y, Ling H, Chen WN, Li CM, Xu R, Lamrani M, Mu Y, Leong S, Chang MW, and Chan-Park MB
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 398:594-600. (2010) - Antibacterial efficacy of inhalable Levofloxacin-loaded polymeric nanoparticles against E. coli biofilm cells: The effect of antibiotic release profile
Cheow WS, Chang MW, Hadinoto K
Pharmaceutical Research. 27:1597-1609. (2010) - A predicted S-type pyocin shows a bactericidal activity against clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates through membrane damage
Ling H, Saedi N, Rasouliha BH, and Chang MW
FEBS Letters. 584:3354-3358. (2010) - High potency and broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of alpha-aminoacid-N-carboxyanhydrides
Zhou C, Qi X, Li P, Chen WN, Lamrani M, Chang MW, Leong S and Chan-Park MB
Biomacromolecules. 11:60-67. (2010) - Antibacterial efficacy of inhalable antibiotic-encapsulated biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles against E. coli biofilm cells
Cheow WS, Chang MW, and Hadinoto K.
Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 6:1-13. (2010) - Sharper and faster “Nano Darts” kill more bacteria: a study of antibacterial activity of individually dispersed pristine single-walled carbon nanotube
Liu S, Wei L, Hao L, Fang N, Chang MW, Xu R, Yang Y, and Chen Y
ACS Nano. 3:3891-3902. (2009) - A time-course transcriptome analysis of Escherichia coli with direct electrochemistry behavior in microbial fuel cells
Qiao Y, Li CM, Lu Z, Ling H, Kang A and Chang MW
Chemical Communications 41:6183-6185 (2009) - Strain improvement and process development for biobutanol production
Kharkwal S, Karimi IA, Chang MW, and Lee DY
Recent Patents on Biotechnology 3:202-210. (2009) - Deposition of Silver Nanoparticles on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Grafted with Hyperbranched Poly(amidoamine) and Their Antimicrobial Effects
Yuan W, Jiang G, Jianfei C, Xiaobao Q, Xu R, Chang MW, Chen Y, Lim SY, Dai J, and Chan-Park MB
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112:18754-18759. (2008) - Molecular characterization of surfactant-driven microbial community changes in anaerobic phenanthrene-degrading cultures under methanogenic conditions
Chang MW, Holoman TP, and Yi H
Biotechnology Letters 30:1595-1601. (2008) - Microarray analysis of toxicogenomic effects of triclosan on Staphylococcus aureus
Jang H, Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 78:695-707. (2008) - Toxicogenomic response to chlorination includes induction of major virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus
Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Environmental Science and Technology 41:7570-7575. (2007) - Comparative global transcription analysis of sodium hypochlorite, peracetic acid, and hydrogen peroxide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Small D, Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 76:1093-1105. (2007) - Toxicogenomic analysis of sodium hypochlorite antimicrobial mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Small D, Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 74:176-185. (2007) - Toxicogenomic response of Staphylococcus aureus to peracetic acid
Chang MW, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Environmental Science and Technology 40:5124-5131. (2006) - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation coupled to methanogenesis
Chang MW, Um Y, and Holoman TP
Biotechnology Letters 28:425-430. (2006) - Global transcriptome analysis of Staphylococcus aureus response to hydrogen peroxide
Chang MW, Small D, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Journal of Bacteriology 184:1648-1659. (2006). - Microarray analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveals induction of pyocin genes in response to hydrogen peroxide
Chang MW, Small D, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
BMC Genomics 6:115. (2005) - Microarray analysis of toxicogenomic effects of peracetic acid on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chang MW, Small D, Toghrol F, and Bentley WE
Environmental Science and Technology 39:5893-5899. (2005) - Molecular characterization of anaerobic microbial communities from benzene-degrading sediments under methanogenic conditions
Chang MW, Um Y, and Holoman TP
Biotechnology Progress 21:1789-1794. (2005) - Molecular characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading methanogenic communities
Chang MW, Um Y, Hoffman B, and Holoman TP
Biotechnology Progress 21:682-688. (2005) - Anaerobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading enrichment cultures under methanogenic conditions
Chang MW, Jones T, and Holoman TP
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